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May 2011

Venezuela just suspended its first driver's license EVER! → omg-facts.com
Venezuela just suspended its first driver’s license EVER!



As the top oil-producing…

May 31, 201114 notes
Millions of years ago, giant shrimp used to be the largest predators in the ocean. → omg-facts.com
Millions of years ago, giant shrimp used to be the largest predators in the ocean.



Talk about Jumbo Shrimp: these beasts could range from 2 to 6 feet long! They ruled the seas during the…

May 30, 201129 notes
A British equivalent of lsquo;that's what she saidrsquo; is lsquo;as the actress said to the bishoprsquo;. → omg-facts.com
A British equivalent of lsquo;that’s what she saidrsquo; is lsquo;as the actress said to the bishoprsquo;.



The phrase far predates The Office, but was often used by Ricky Gervais’s character…

May 28, 20115 notes
You can drink snake venom and be just fine. → omg-facts.com
You can drink snake venom and be just fine.



When we refer to poisonous snakes, it would actually be more appropriate to refer to them as “venomous snakes”. “Venom” and “poison” are not…

May 27, 201114 notes
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May 25, 20111 note
In 2005, a Brazilian woman sued her partner for failing to give her orgasms! → omg-facts.com
In 2005, a Brazilian woman sued her partner for failing to give her orgasms!



In the court case, the 31-year-old woman from the city of Jundiaí claimed that her lover frequently stopped having…

May 15, 201124 notes
Johnny Depp cannot watch his upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film in 3D. → omg-facts.com
Johnny Depp cannot watch his upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film in 3D.



This is one situation where Captain Jack Sparrow may as well have a patch over one eye! The versatile actor is unable…

May 12, 201120 notes
A man tweeted from the top of Mount Everest! → omg-facts.com
A man tweeted from the top of Mount Everest!



British climber Kenton Cool, better known as @KentonCool, has been touted by many as the first person to tweet from the peak of the world’s…

May 11, 201116 notes
No Pixar movie has ever been a flop or made less than $150 million domestically. → omg-facts.com
No Pixar movie has ever been a flop or made less than $150 million domestically.



The word ‘flop’ should never even be in the same sentence as the word ‘Pixar’! The average Pixar film makes…

May 11, 201154 notes
The last country to abolish slavery abolished it in 1981. → omg-facts.com
The last country to abolish slavery abolished it in 1981.



That country was Mauritania. This does not mean that slavery does not still exist in modern times unfortunately, but for the past 30…

May 9, 20116 notes
It was a Jewish man that recommended Adolf Hitler for the Iron Cross award. → omg-facts.com
It was a Jewish man that recommended Adolf Hitler for the Iron Cross award.



For his service in World War I, Hitler was initially…

May 8, 20112 notes
A skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through it. → omg-facts.com
A skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through it.



The 16-story Gate Tower in Osaka has an extremely unique feature - if you take the Umeda exit off of the Hanshin Expressway, you can…

May 8, 201171 notes
An unborn baby has fully developed their own unique fingerprints after 6 months of development. → omg-facts.com
An unborn baby has fully developed their own unique fingerprints after 6 months of development.



These fingerprints begin development as early as the second and third month of pregnancy, when…

May 7, 201114 notes
When Moses and God are conversing in The Prince of Egypt, Val Kilmer is actually talking to himself! → omg-facts.com
When Moses and God are conversing in The Prince of Egypt, Val Kilmer is actually talking to himself!



Actually, if you listen carefully, you can hear that ALL the main character actors were…

May 6, 201113 notes
A teacher vowed not to shave his beard until Osama bin Laden was either captured or killed! → omg-facts.com
A teacher vowed not to shave his beard until Osama bin Laden was either captured or killed!



Gary Weddle, a 50-year-old middle school science teacher from Washington, was finally able to shave…

May 5, 201125 notes
Just three years ago, many people in Haiti had to eat cookies made of DIRT in order to survive. → omg-facts.com
Just three years ago, many people in Haiti had to eat cookies made of DIRT in order to survive.



Haitians called this desperate food source ‘bonbon terre’ - which translates to “candy earth.”…

May 4, 201117 notes
The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days! → omg-facts.com
The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days!



This is pretty cool, but don’t worry - the Eiffel Tower isn’t going to be toppling over anytime soon (unless that lame scene…

May 3, 201124 notes
Mothers pregnant with male babies eat more than if they had female babies. → omg-facts.com
Mothers pregnant with male babies eat more than if they had female babies.



Harvard research from 2003 revealed that mothers pregnant with male babies tend to eat more than those carrying…

May 1, 201140 notes
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